Sunday 21 March 2010

WALTER WANDERLEY - BATUCADA (VERVE 1967) Jap mastering cardboard sleeve




Fortunately, Walter Wanderley sticks mostly to Brazilian standards on Batucada, and though his lounge-organ sound occasionally veers close to the edge where cool jazz becomes easy listening, the album is well-recorded. His organ is occasionally more reminiscent of a hockey rink accompanist than a jazz improviser, but he slips and slides around on the keys and employs an endearing and quintessentially Brazilian less-is-more approach. Brazilian mastermind Marcos Valle guests on guitar, and percussion is well-handled by Paulinho, Dom Um Romao, and Lu Lu Ferreira. Talya Ferro's vocals on "Wave" are solidly in a jazz vein, though rather transparently postured to captivate an American crossover audience. Obviously, an album like Batucada isn't a prime example of Brazilian pop, but fans of Wanderley's work on Astrud Gilberto's A Certain Smile, A Certain Sadness will enjoy this as background music.[allmusic]
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7 comments:

the jazzman said...

Picked up a couple. Thanks.

Anonymous said...

Restore, please, this remarkable album.
It is thankful in advance!

Alexander from Russia

Anonymous said...

please, can you recover the file ?

Anonymous said...

The link is Dead

Anonymous said...

can someone reupload this gem please?? Regards and thanks

Georgie Hirezola said...

it had been uploaded already two times during the past year...that's enough....
sorry but I'm trying to find some time to post new albums.....I have so many albums &I have no time at all!!!!
I hope someone else can do the job & give a new link here.
Georgie++++

Anonymous said...

I would greatly appreciate if someone the re-upload.Thanks!